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Earlier this week, former NFL general manager Charley Casserly had some harsh words about Oklahoma quarterback and NFL Draft prospect Kyler Murray, stating that he heard very poor reviews about Murray from the Scouting Combine last week:
“He better hope Kingsbury takes him No. 1 because this was not good,” Casserly said in reference to the Arizona Cardinals potentially taking Murray with the first overall pick, per Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk. “These were the worst comments I ever got on a high-rated quarterback and I’ve been doing this a long time. . . . Leadership — not good. Study habits — not good. The board work — below not good. Not good at all in any of those areas, raising major concerns about what this guy is going to do.”
Naturally, Murray's agent, Erik Burkhardt, did not take too kindly to Casserly's report and ripped the former GM:
Article Continues Below“My initial reaction was to laugh because I knew the ‘old guard’ would inevitably try to come up with the usual pre-draft nonsense,” Burkhardt said, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. “But when I later watched this man say what he did, it was over-the-top and definitely felt personal, and that’s when I got pissed off.”
But Burkhardt didn't stop there:
“First and foremost, Kyler is an exemplary person,” Burkhardt said. “He is everything you hope your own son grows up to become. We’re talking about a young man who has done everything right and worked relentlessly his entire life to achieve and push for greatness. We’re talking about the first human ever drafted in the top 10 in two major sports leagues, and who just completed the greatest single season in football history. You will not find even one former teammate or coach at any level in any sport who’s played with Kyler Murray who has anything remotely negative to say about him, his leadership, or his work ethic.”
He then said Casserly should be “ashamed of himself.”
